Gasoline-vending machine



- H. M. WAGNER GASOLINE VENDING MACHVINE Filed May 24, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 5, 1929." 1,700,753 H. M. WAGNER GASOLINE VENDING MACHINE Filed May 24, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor jz /g/z Way/W f H. M. WAGNER GASOLINE VENDING MACHINE Eek. 5, 192 v 1,700,753, 7

Filed ma 24, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 [n-vcntor Dior/1g] Feb. 5, 3929. 1300353 H. M. WAGNER GASOLINE VENDING MACHINE I Filed May 24, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Feb. 5, 19 29.

UNITED HUGH M. W'AGiNER, OF CHFAITANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

GASOLINE-VENDING MACHIN Application filed May 24,

The present invention relates to a vending machine for gasoline and the like and has for its principal object to provide a structure which ma be utilized as an attachment to the or inary gasoline vending pumps now in common use.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a machine of this nature which may be coin controlled so as to be operated by the purchaser. With a machine of this nature a gasoline merchant may vend the gasoline in the usual manner during the daytime and at night may allow the present machine to be operated by the purchaser without the necessity of an at tendant. It Will be apparent that a structure of this nature will be useful on country roads and the like where traflic is not so heavy and will also be useful in the cities after the rush hours.

Another very important object of the invention lies in the provision of a vending machine of this nature to be used in conjunction with the ordinary gasoline pump and having means incorporated therein whereby apredetermined amount'of gasoline may be measured out and delivered upon the insertion of a predetermined coin.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a machine of this nature which is comparatively simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, durable, easy to manipulate under authorized conditions, thoroughly eiiicient and reliable in its operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other ob- 'jects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combinations and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gasoline dispensing pump showing my improved machine associated therewith,

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the machine,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section therethrough, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a detail horizontal section 1927. Serial No. 193,881.

taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig-- ure 2,

Figure 5 is a detail vertical section taken substantially on the line 55- of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is an elevation of the frame forming parts of the machine,

Figure7 is a detail view showing one of the links of the machine, I

Figure 8 is a detail view showing another one of the links of the machine,

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 9 -9 of F igure 3,

Figure 10 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 1010 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a gasoline pump or dispensing apparatus of conventional-or any preferred form mounted in the usual manner on a base 6 andin the present instance provided with visible tank 7. The numeral 8 denotes the dispensing hose of the pump which drains the gasoline from the tank 7 through a valve structure 9 controlled by a handle 10 in any desired manner, said handle being capable of being looked as at 11 so as to prevent the draining of the gasoline from the visible tank 7 through the hose 8 when desired. The numeral 12 denotes a pipe leading from the'valve 9 into a casing 13 of my improved vending machine. A measuring tank or receptacle 14 is disposed in the casing 13 and preferably comprises a cylindrical glass portion 15 having a top closure head 16 and a bottom closure head 17 held on the respective ends of the glass cylinder by bolts or rods 18. Lugs 19 rise from thehead 16 and are rockable on bolts 20 mounted in the opposite sides of the casing 13. A flexible hose 21 connects the pipe 12 with the tank 14 through the head 16. The pipe 12 has a valve ill) 23 interposed between it and the hose 21.

The valve 23 is operable by a crank 24 engaged on the valve as at 25 and having its end forked as is clearly illustrated in Figure 9 at 25 and depending from the fork 25 is a lug 26. .A frame F is suspended from the top of the casing 13 by means of bolts or the like 27. This frame F includes a top 28 with depending sides 29 and 30 disposed in spaced parallelism. On adjacent edges the sides 29 and 30 are formed with flanges 31. The lower portions of the sides 29 and 20' are a depending extension 33. As is shown to advantage in Figure 2 the sides 29 and 30 are formed with arcuate slots 34 concentric in l of the shaft 39 as is shown in Figure 1.

relation to the connection 25 of the crank 24 with the valve 23. The lower extremities of .the slots 34 are offset in the direction of the tank 14 as is indicated as at 35. A pin 36 extends through the slots 34 to move therein and in the offset portions 35 and this pin 36 is received the forked end 25 of the crank 24 as is shown in Figure 9. The side 30. at its bottom end is provided with a lateral extension 38. A shaft 39 is journaled through one side of the casing 13 and through the extremity of the extension38. A handle or crank 40 is mounted on theexterior enicxl "crank 41 is mounted on the-inner portion of the shaft-39 and has pivotally engaged there- 'with as at 42 a link 43. The crank 41 and the link 43 are duplicated on the other side of the frame adjacent side 29. These links 43 have their upper ends formed with enlargements 45 withlateral'notches 46 therein which receive the pin 36. When the handle 40 in Figure 1 is swung in a clockwise direction to 'rock the shaft 39'it will be seen that the cranks 41 move upwardly to push the links 43 upwardly and raise the pin 36 in the'arcuate slots 34. The flanges 31 prevent the disengagement of the notched enlargements 45 of the link 43 from engagement with the pin 36. As the pin 36 moves upwardly it swings the crank 24, to open the valve 23 so that gasoline may flow by gravity from the tank 7 through pipe 12, hose 21, into tank 14. A latch 50 is pivoted on a pin 51 in the frame F and engages a member 51 on a bracket 52 depending from the head 16 of the tank 14 so as to prevent swinging of the tank when the pin 36 is raised in the slots 34.

However, when the pin 36 is lowered in these slots 34 the lug 26 engages the latch and. tilts the same to disengage the member 51 so that the tank is free to be swung. A crank 53 is swingable with the tank 14 and a. link 54 is pivotally engaged therewith as at 55. The

end of this link 54 has a hook formation as is indicated at 56 for engaging the pin 36 so that when the tank is swung this link 54 will pull the pin-36 into the offsets 35 and thus it -will be impossible to operate the valve 23 through the crank handle 40.

A spring 58 is engaged with the extension 33 and an angle iron 59 on the bracket 52 so as to normally hold the tank 14 in a vertical position. When the tank is swung the axis thereof will move to the position indicated by the broken line 60 in Figure 2.

An outlet pipe 61 depends from the head 17 through a slot 62 in'a plate 63 mounted in the bottom of the casing 13 by cleats 64 and a hose 65 is engaged with the pipe 61 to ex-.

tilted to its inclined position as at 60 the crank 68' is swung to the dotted line position shown in Figure 4 for opening the valie 61 to allow the gasoline to drain from the tank 14 through the pipe 61 and through the hose 65 into the gasoline tank of an automobile or into any other .receptacle.

It is to be noted that'whenever the valve 67 is open the valve 23 is closed and vice versa.

The angle iron 59 functions as a platform on which is mounted ,a pair of bearings 72 having journaled therein a shaft 73. A pair of cranks 74 extend from the shaft 73 and have a pin and slot connection with one end of a bolt 75 slidable through a latch casing 76,

the other end of the bolt being engageable with a member 77 to prevent the swinging of the tank 14. A crank arm 78 is mounted on the shaft 74 and has a hopper structure 79 on the extremity thereof including an inclined wall and an inclined bottom 80. A bracket 81 from the frame F supports a plate 82 so that a coin may be placed between theplate 82 and the inclined side 79 to rest on the inclined bottom 80 for rocking the crank 78' thereby rocking the shaft 73 to slide the bolt 75 and disengage it from the member 77 in order that the tank may be rocked. This coin control means has been shown merely by way of example and is covered specifically in a separate application. It is preferable to provide the casing 13 with an opening at one end and a glass panel 80 in this opening in order that the purchaser may ascertain when the tank 14 has been filled with the gasoline. Any suitable means, not shown, may be utilized in the tank 14 to compensate for the changing price of gasoline. It is contemplated in actual practice to keep the machine adjusted to sell 50 cents worth of gasoline so that a half a dollar may be used in operating the coin control mechanism.

It is thought thatthe construction, operation and advantages of this-invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the featuresof advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the aboy e description. It is apparent thatchanges in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrange'ment of parts may-beresorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Avending machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure, a tank rockably mounted in the supporting structure, a supply line connected with the tank, a valve in the supply line, means for operating the valve, an outlet valve in the tank, means for operating the outlet valve upon the rocking of the tank, and means preventing the opening of the first valve whenthe second valve is open and allowing the openings of the first valve. when the second valve is closed. 2. A vending machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure including a frame having an arcuate slot, a

having a hook engaging the pin so as to pull the pin in the extension when the tank is rocked and thereby preventing the opening of the first valve when the tank is rocked to open the second valve. i

3. A vending machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure including a frame having an arcuate slot formed at one end with a lateral extension, a tank rockably mounted in the supporting structure, a pin movable in the slot and its extension, a supply line leading to the tank, a valve in the supply line, a crank operatively connected with the valve and having a forked end straddling the pin so that when the pin is moved in the slot away from said extension the valve is opened, means for moving the pin, an outlet valve in the tank, means for operating the outlet valve by rocking the tank, a link operatively connected with the tank and havin a hook end engaging the pin so as to pull the pin in the extension when the tank is rocked and thereby preventing the opening of the valve when the tank is rocked to open the second valve, and

means for preventing the rocking of the tank when the first valve is opened.

4. A vending machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure including a frame having an arcuate slot provided at one end with a lateral extension, a tank rockably mounted in the supporting structure, a pin movable in the slot and its extension, a supply line leading to the tank, a valve in the supply line, a crank operatively connected with the valve and having a forked end straddling the pin so that when the pin is moved in the slot away from said extension the valve is open, means for moving the pin, an outlet valve in the tank, means for operating theoutlet valve by rocking the tank, a link operatively connected with the tank and having a hooked end engaging the .pin so as to pull the pin in the extension when the tank is rocked and thereby preventing the opening of the first valve when the tank is rocked to open the second valve, a latch rockably mounted on the frame, a member connected with the tank with which said latch is engageable to preventrocking of the tank, and a lug on said forked end of the crank to engage the latch when the pin is adjacent the end of the slot having the extension for disengaging the latch from the member on the tank.

5. A vending machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure including a frame having an arcuate slot provided at v one end with a lateralextension, a tank rockably mounted in the supporting structure, a pin movable in the slot and its extension, a supply line leading to the tank, a valve in the supply line, a crank operatively connected with the valve and having a forked end straddling the pin so that when the pin is moved in the slot away from said extension the valve is open, means for moving the pin, an outlet Valve in the tank, means for operating the outlet valve by rocking the tank, a link operatively connected with the tank and having a hooked end engaging the pin so as to pull the pin in the extension when the tank is rocked and thereby preventing the o ening of the first valve when the tank is roc ed to open the second valve, a latch rockably 'mpunted' on the frame, a member connected with the tank with which said latch is engageable to prevent rocking of the tank, and a lug on said forked end of the crank to engage the latch when the pin is'adjacent the end of the slot having the extension for disengaging the latch from the member on the tank, spring means associated with the tank for normally holding it in a position so that the pin is out of the extension.

6. A vending machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure, including a frame having an arcuate slot one end of which has a lateral extension, 'a tank rockably mounted in the supporting structure, a pin movable in the slot and its extension, a supply line leading to the tank, a valve in the supply line, a crank operatively connected with the valve and having a forked end straddling the pin so that when the pin is moved in the slot away from said extension the valve is opened, an outlet valve in the tank, means for operating the outlet valve by rocking the tank, a link operatively connected with the tank and having a hook end engaging the pin so as to pull the pin in the extension when the tank is rocked'and thereby preventing the opening gauged with -one of the cranks on the shaft of the first valve when the tank is rocked to and with the pin whereby the rockin of-the open the second valve, means for preventing shaft *by the Other ora'nk thereon -wi l cause- 10 the rocking of the tank whenthe pin is dismovement of the pin in the arcuate slo'to'f 5 posed in the end of the slot remote from its the frame. -v

extension, a shaft mounted in the supporting In testimony whereof I aifi-x my signature. structure, cranks on the shaft, and a link en- HUGH M. WAGNER. 

